Bookish Breakdown No. 2: February 2019

February was an interesting month. Multiple snow storms and an ice storm gave me more days off work than I ever expected, life threw a curveball at my boyfriend and I that really put us on our toes and tested us, and finally, I’ve spent the last week sick enough that I could barely move, yet doctors still can’t pinpoint exactly what is wrong after multiple blood tests and a urine sample. o.0

Needless to say, I’m hoping that March will be the start of spring weather and a month I truly seize (once I’m healthy again, that is) all the opportunities that being bedridden for a week reminded me I took for granted.

What I Hauled

(Didn’t get a good book tower picture since I store a lot of books on a shelf at work and, since I’ve missed work all week and left this post until the last minute…)

ARCs:

Fleet of Knives by Gareth L. Powell: Titan was kind enough to send me a copy of the sequel to Embers of War and I’m pretty excited to read this one! I’m…also pissed that I left it at work, as I definitely planned on having it read already. Thanks, unknown-sickness-currently-dominating-my-life.

Bought:

Terminal Alliance by Jim C. Hines: Okay, technically the boyfriend bought this one for me and it was seriously kind of him, as I’ve always been meaning to read this series (we all know how this tune goes) and since I had it home with me, I’ve been reading it while I’m sick and I’m really loving it so far. I’m only 100 pages in, but yes please to this humor and clever worldbuilding!

Library Snags:

Mission Improper by Bec McMaster: After devouring Nightchaser, I was about to go on a romance binge, but then I had some ARCs come in that I needed to start reading. But I DO feel like a romance binge is going to be starting here real soon, so definitely want to get to reading one of the new series by one of my favorite romance authors of all time.Torn by Rowenna Miller: I’m so excited I finally got this in from the library! I’ve been meaning to read this for ages, but it somehow slipped between the cracks and I still haven’t read it. Hoping to read it sooner rather than later.The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer: Normally not my genre, but I watched this film on Netflix and it broke me in all the best ways, so now I have to read the book, because who doesn’t want to be broken even more?

Received for Review:

Banebringer by Carol A. Park: The author approached me and asked if I’d be interested in checking out her book! I prolly won’t get to it until the summer, i.e., after I finish up with the SPFBO contest, but I’m definitely curious and excited to have received my copy in the mail! Thanks, Carol!

What I Posted

Here are a few posts that I either a) really enjoyed writing, b) am really proud of or c) was hoping to get a little more interaction on this past month!

Well, there you have it, my February from a blogging and reading standpoint! Would you all be interested in a “life highlights” section or would you rather just read about blogging related content, like already listed above? Let me know in the comments! I hope you all are healthy and March proves to be your favorite month yet!

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Nicole Evans is a writer of fantasy and science fiction. She is currently unpublished and is working fervently to get the "un" removed from that statement. With seven books under her belt and more on the way, she loves to write about destined heroes who fail anyway, twisting classic tropes on their heads, animals who feel more like people and, hopefully, about characters and worlds for you to have an opinion about.
She really can't wait for you to read these stories.
Considering she has run out of space for putting rejections letters up on her wall, Nicole now uses her spare time doing the typical things that nerds do: blogging, dying repeatedly during video games (which she believes is retribution for the characters' she's killed), wishing she was the character she is currently reading about and trying to fight off the real world by living in her own head, with varying degrees of success. Nicole has a degree in Creative Writing and a minor in Film and Media Studies, and works as an an academic advisor by day and a SFF editor by night.
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Oh Nicole, I hope that March will be better for you and that you’ll be better soon, I’m sending you all the positive, healthy vibes and hoping for the best! ❤ ❤
Thank you so, so, so much for sharing my post, I'm so happy you enjoyed it so much ❤ I hope that March will be lovely, sending you tons of love! ❤ ❤

Marie!!! You are way too sweet, thank you so much. ❤ ❤ ❤ I'm finally feeling human again, so that's definitely a positive. Absolutely! It was hard to pick only *one* post to share, because I just positively enjoy all the ones you write! Sending it right back your way, I hope everything has been going well!

Hi there! This is Nicole, a twenty-something all-around nerd, considering I’m a: SFF writer, freelance editor, blogger, book reviewer and a gamer. Welcome to my corner of the internet! I hope you feel welcome here as we rant about books, lament over writing and prolly get a little too personal.

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